part of the territory of modern Macedonia, many centuries ago, it was glorified King - a great ruler and military leader Alexander the Great.
brief historical
For centuries, the Macedonian lands conquered other nations: the Serbs and the Greeks and the Turks ... At the beginning of the XX century, namely in 1912-1913., The Balkans unfolded several wars, the resultsMacedonia which freed itself from Turkish domination.At the same time, it was signed the Treaty of Bucharest, according to which the territory of Macedonia was divided into three parts, which were distributed between Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria.
In 1929, Vardar Macedonia became part of the Yugoslav Kingdom, which a few decades later it was renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY).
The collapse of Yugoslavia was the beginning of a new history of Macedonia, which became an independent state, which now bore the name of "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia".
Flag of Macedonia: from socialism to independence
history of the national flag as a symbol of the country had a few interesting twists.The original version was created at a time when Macedonia was part of Yugoslavia.Flag of the Republic of Macedonia was red, and in the corner (near the flagpole) wore a gold five-pointed star is a symbol of socialism.
first modifications were related to the recognition of the independence of Macedonia.This is still a red cloth flag, the position of the stars in the corner.But the star, no longer carry the socialist appeal began to have 16 ends.And in the middle there horizontal stripes in black.There were three.
was another option that has caused a lot of disputes and conflicts with the Greek side.The fact that Greece, too, was the province of the same name - Macedonia (it's part of the lands which were given to Greece by the Treaty of Bucharest).Flag of Macedonia as a state, which at that time wanted to adopt, was very similar to the flag of the Greek province.They differed only in color web which was blue in Greece and in Macedonia red.But everything else was the same.In this and in another case, the center was located shestnadtsatikonechnaya gold star.The Greek government has explained the protest by the fact that this character (Vergina Sun) really existed in ancient Greece.What proves the archaeological site.On the territory of modern Greece such a star was found in the tomb of one of the ancient rulers.It is for these reasons that the Republic of Macedonia was rejected by the UN.The Government had to urgently create a new flag that now flies on flagpoles sovereign Macedonia.
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- a classic rectangle.The web has a bright red color.In the center of the disc is yellow a diameter of 1/7 of the length of the flag.Rays of beams pointing in different directions and extend almost to the edges of the web.A total of 8 flag rays.Disk and arms are a kind of sun, symbolizing freedom.The text of the anthem is also a mention of the new sun, which shows the flag of Macedonia.Photos taken by the state symbol below.This is the modern version.
flag of Macedonia was approved October 5, 1995.This information is contained in the Decree of the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia.
Coat: back to basics
total in the history of Macedonia, there were two main variants of the emblem.The first reflects the historical traditions of the red shield is crowned by a golden crown, and inside depicts a lion with an unusual forked tail.The earliest mention of this coat of arms occurred at the beginning of the XX century.
known that December 31, 1946 the government adopted another project of the emblem.It was depicted the sun, which rises over a mountain lake.This composition was framed wreath.There were collected ears of wheat, the stems of tobacco and poppy, tied with a ribbon, the bottom of which was decorated with a traditional design.At the top was a five-pointed red star.And in 2009, the star was removed from the coat of arms.
Now, many states have returned to their historical symbols, including Macedonia.Flag and coat of arms are in yellow tones.
modern arms from the original in that the teeth 5 crown above the shield symbolize the sovereignty and statehood is now Macedonia.A lion was left intact.
